Flashy and Manhattan- (even Miami-) worthy as Richard Meier’s On Prospect Park may be, the glassic condo off Grand Army Plaza has actually attracted a majority of Brooklynites into the building. While the first of the project’s five penthouses went to a Midwesterner, a member of the borough’s brood has snatched up another–just as Read More
Two years ago, as the city cowered, wondering if there could be a future after Lehman Brothers, the daughter of the company’s old boss was “moving aggressively to sell her five bedroom co-op” at 79 East 79th Street, according to The Times.
Christine Packles and her husband Aaron, a managing director at Merrill Read More
It is beginning to feel like the triplex penthouse at 141 Prince Street is cursed.
Last June, Elie and Rory Tahari sold the palatial pad to Gateway Computers co-founder Ted Waitt for $27.5 million. The fashionable couple had grown threadbare, and they were selling off millions in real estate as a result of their Read More
Sotheby’s may be uptown, but what better place for one of its specialists to live than in a sculptural penthouse in Chelsea? The model-handsome Loic Gouzer has purchased rented (please see correction below) one of the four penthouses at Cary Tamarkin’s 456 West 19th Street. The curves-on-a-box lofts were recently completed and have been selling Read More
A sleek prewar loft in the middle of Greenwich Village seems like the perfect home for Chipotle founder Steven Ells—a wrap of modern comfort made from authentic, homey ingredients. Yet Mr. Ells bought his burrito-sized seventh-floor spread at 147 Waverly Place in March 2008, only to put it back on the market a month later. Read More
